WebGeoffrey Alec Deuel, 30, passed away Wednesday, August 31, 2016. So far as I know, she is still not married. Murphy has also found remarkable success beyond his original thespian craft, from which he retired 15 years ago. So, he went "right back into work," along with all of those associated with the show. ", Another time, Duel directly acknowledged the special connection he posthumously retains with devoted fans of the series with which he's most associated. What a loss. A few of Geoffreys other television appearances include guest roles in such classic and iconic 1960s series as The Monkees, Bonanza, The Flying Nun, Adam-12, Mod Squad, and The F.B.I., in which he appeared in multiple episodes. Petes first ambition, like that of many schoolboys, was to be an airline pilot. Helen Louise Robertson Deuel, 85, long time resident of Ocean Springs died February 6, 2008. My dad didnt even think I had remembered it. Halfway through, Harold said he was tired and going off home. It could only happen in Hollywood. It means also that the studio will give you work because they want to build you up. Biography [ edit] Deuel is best known for playing Billy the Kid in the movie Chisum (1970). We suggest you use the latest version of any of these browsers: Visiting the site with Internet Explorer or other browsers may not provide the best viewing experience. I remember when this all happened and even then thinking wow, he was so good-looking, a TV star, seemed to have it all, why would he do this? From individual photo windows, use the back button of your browser to return to photos list. And how long am I going to have to do this? He came from career people (a physician father and a nurse mother). The possibility of his acting career failing with falling TV ratings may have been overwhelming. This is a dog-eat-dog world. With yet another cog on the wheel of seven-degrees-from-separation, Field had been a close friend to Duel, who had co-starred as her fictional brother-in-law in Gidget, that aired on ABC from 196566. Your parents didn't mind you watching it. The crew turned out. Dr. Deuel quietly passed away, at 10:00pm, December 11, 2013. He was an instinctive actor. At just 31 years old, he died of a self-inflicted gunshot. ", Echoing the sentiments of Davis and Murphy, Geoffrey frequently hears from followers of Smith and Jones as to how much the show "changed their lives in many ways. As Geoffrey recalls, Pete Duel had a "good working relationship" with Murphy. Recontextualizing History with The 1619 Project, Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World. I was in love with Pete and was shocked when he died. I was lucky. After a short time on Five Mile Line Road, Dr. Deuel moved the practice and his family to 1790 Penfield Road, next to Daniel Penfields house. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family. "Actor Campaigning Here" (June 17, 1968). An hour-long show is shot in only six days. ", Of his craft and career, in general, Pete Duel himself once said, "I just sort of fell into something I lovethe only thing I really liked doing." Pete had already turned down two previous series. Live with it. It stays the same; it is a personality., Pete became even more outspokenly bitter about his work. WebGeoffrey Jacob Deuel is the younger brother of Peter Deuel/Pete Duel, and the older brother of his sister, singer Pamela. ", If merely stunned only moments before, Davis was instantly more than just concerned, and replied, "Royhold on a minute here. Life just got the better of him at that moment. I suppose it was the drink., I have been to the house where Pete Duel died. Such a shame. [13][14], Duel's girlfriend Dianne Ray was at his home at the time of his death and discovered his body. I made a point not mentioning Pete much l did not want to get Geoffrey all upset again. WebGeoffrey Jacob Deuel is an American actor born in Lockport, New York, on January 17, 1943, and is also a writer, teacher, and U.S. veteran. But, in his brother Geoffreys words, he really had no choice., Geoffrey makes it clear that he does not want to attack the Studios. Amidst tears, disbelief, and grief, Alias Smith and Jones and everyone connected with the series and its unique situation could do nothing but continue on, and it all transpired seamlessly on screen. In a very real sense, however, Pete Duel is present on the Pete Duel Memorial website, in books like Remembering Pete Duel, and under the loyal gaze of Pamela Deuel, and Geoffrey Deuel, the guardian, and keeper of the family flame. Glad I was able to see the show again today, and remember how much I enjoyed watching those 2 actors on the series. For over an hour he talked to me reluctantly at first about Pete. When his father came to see him in The Rose Tattoo, he realized that his son was only wasting time and money at the university, and told him to follow a career in acting. ", Duel, under contract with Universal, was already on board. His father was a local doctor, his mother a nurse. From then on, I became Petes chauffeur, said Harold Frizzell. We are lucky that we are not that type of people. I used to collect him in the morning, bring him to the studio, give him his script for that day. Best known as Dave Campbell in The Young & the Restless (1973-1977). CLICK HERE TO VIEW GEOFFREYS EDUCATION BACKGROUND, CLICK HERE TO VIEW GEOFFREYS FILMOGRAPHY. Showcase yourself on IMDbPro Add to list More at IMDbPro Contact info Agent info Known for Fugitive Lovers 5.7 Woman Prisoner 1975 E! He was a hard person to understand, but I could read him. A young college guy raising hell with no idea what he wanted to do with his life., But that was where he first got really interested in acting. I also sat by our only TV about ten minutes before Alias Smith and Jones started so my sisters or mother wouldnt be able to watch their programs. ", Understandably, Davis was startled, responded immediately, and was taken to an emergency security police phone. But I do want your Honor to know that I am a person basically interested in other people and I would not knowingly harm anyone.. Isnt that often the way with suicides? WebGeoffrey Deuel, Actor: Chisum. I can get it because Ive failed many more times then I ever had success. ", Instead, Davis explains, "Roy had the ability to know when to stop short and not tell a joke, but let the audience feel the humor. He was completely smashed. The memories flooded backhow much I loved watching the series, reading articles about them in the teen magazines, and how handsome I thought the lead actors were. WebGeoffrey Deuel, Actor: Chisum. Peter Ellstrom Deuel (February 24, 1940 December 31, 1971), known professionally as Pete Duel, was an American stage, television, and film actor, best known for his starring role as outlaw Hannibal Heyes (alias Joshua Smith) in the television series Alias Smith and Jones. Copyright 2023 Echovita Inc. All rights reserved. The end was drawing near. He did not spare himself in self-abuse.. He was also a very good actor, but its so hard to replace a favorite actor on such a successful tv show. If he said No this time, the studio moguls would almost certainly put him on suspension which meant he would get no money and be unable to work elsewhere. According to Quentin Tarantino, Duel was one of the inspirations for the character of Rick Dalton in the film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. Dr. Deuel is survived by his son Geoffrey and daughter-in-law, Jacqueline, of St Petersburg, Florida; his daughter, Pamela, of Valley Forge, Pennsylvania and his granddaughter, Jennifer Seymour, of Wisconsin. All rights reserved. Duel's younger siblings, actor Geoffrey Deuel and actress/singer Pamela Deuel, have retained the original spelling of their family's surname. Geoffrey Jacob Deuel is the younger brother of Peter Deuel/Pete Duel, and the older brother of his sister, singer Pamela. WebGeoffrey Deuel was born on 17 January 1943 in Rochester, New York, USA. Loved the start of the show with the narrators voice, zoomed in on Duels face, and riding toward train. By the time I could get to it, it had stopped ringing. I have been watching the old series Alias Smith and Jones and started thinking about Pete Deuel and Ben. It seems so long ago.. Pure gold! After it had finished, I googled the 2 actorsPete died 1971, I had forgotten, and suddenly remembered reading about it back then, and how upset I was to think he had killed himself. Ultimately, the show ended by no fault of the actors or the ratings. Birthday: January 17, 1943 How Old - Age: 80 Recently Passed Away Celebrities and Famous People. For unknown to the world, Pete was an alcoholic. Two years French, Penfield High School (High Honors); Qualified to teach first and second year at High School level. All right. I thought he must have been eight feet tall the way those boys talked about him. Archived from the original on August 19, 2019. It is remorseless. More at IMDbPro Contact info Agent info Resume Born January 17, 1943 Add to list Known for Chisum 6.8 Billy 'The Kid' Bonney 1970 Terminal Island 5.2 Chino 1973 Toma 7.6 TV Series Find Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and TikTok profiles, images and more on IDCrawl - free people search website. Pete has shot himself. The TelevisionAcademy.com sites look and perform best when using a modern browser. He has a markedly high intelligence. Photo source and ", "I cherish that response from the fans," Murphy intones, "and I honor them for it.". Sometime after midnight, Duel entered the bedroom, retrieved his revolver and told Ray "I'll see you later." The probation officer spoke up for Pete. Malad City, ID. B.A., International Studies, University of South Florida (USF), 1987; Honors recognition: Superior Academic Achievement, USF, 1984-1987; International Studies National Honors Fraternity, Sigma Iota Rho, 1986; Mark T Orr Award, Outstanding Senior Graduate, International Studies Dept. It may be as I have read, Pete Duel had a string of failures. Big money was at stake. And in all the trains and banks they robbed, they never shot anyone. And l he was lovely he said l made his day someone from england remembering him and Pete!!!. We were already a little bit behind the eight-ball on airdates. Deuel returned to his hometown, establishing his family medical practice in 1944, when there was no other physician in Penfield. "And all of that happened on a Friday," he recalls. All three children are the offspring of Dr. Elsworth Shault Deuel and Lillian Marcella Ellstrom. Peter Deuel: Dont Dare Me I May Do It!, Peter Deuel: The Fan Letters I Answer First. To this day I have a serious soft spot for him, and hope he is at peace. "But I have always had a strong work ethic that was instilled in me since I was a childto work hard and do the best job I could, no matter what." Also an actor, he has the same easy good looks, the same ready smile. Pete did not like it, Harold told me. This was my favorite show at the age of 6 and 7 years. I only dragged two words from him about it. RIP. He came back home with me to Kentucky and he would call my parents Mom and Dad he would phone them from the set. But ABC refused to do that and was very clear on their position. Mysteries & Scandals (1998). Cerebral destruction, are the grim words of the police report that I read in the office of the local coroner. He was young and handsome and had a great TV show. The loss of Duel proved too great for the series to sustain and it Died: August 31, 2016 (aged 30) Born: March 9, 1986 . On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. You may also light a candle in honor of Geoffrey Deuel or send a beautiful flower arrangement to the funeral service. I adored Pete, he was my teenage crush, and I was so saddened to learn he had died. Cannon, each of whom made five appearances. Ben Murphy and Pete Duel of Alias Smith and Jones, Roger Davis and Pete Duel in The Young Country, Roger Davis [left] guest stars as gunslinger Danny Bilson alongside series leads Pete Duel and Ben Murphy in Smiler with a Gun, the only episode of Alias Smith and Jones in which all three actors appear together, Roger Davis and Ben Murphy in Alias Smith and Jones. He had a lovable warmth and a truth about him. Alias Smith and Jones is available on DVD. He was not really very committed to his studies, said Geoffrey. Duel was born in Rochester, New York, the eldest of three children born to Dr. Ellsworth and Lillian Deuel (ne Ellstrom). WebPeter Ellstrom Deuel (February 24, 1940 December 31, 1971), known professionally as Pete Duel, was an American stage, television, and film actor, best known for his starring role as outlaw Hannibal Heyes (alias Joshua Smith) I never even knew him personally. [16][17] His body was flown to Penfield, New York, where he was buried in Oakwood Cemetery.[18]. The film also starred Roger Davis and Pete Duel in dynamic roles that were not too distant from Hannibal Heyes, the same character they both eventually played on Alias Smith and Jones. He probably should have been seeing a psychiatrist about how to deal with his problems. It was the first and only time that Davis, Duel, and Murphy appeared on screen together. Demetria Fulton; preview of Deuels role on Barnaby Jones in the episode titled The Last Contract (12/31/1974). Wish it had turned out differently for him. "No way!" Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Geoffrey Deuel (Malad City, Idaho), who passed away at the age of 30, on August 31, 2016. And that smile and those dimples say it all. [3] He graduated in 1957 and attended St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York, where he majored in English. It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Thank you for the body of work. Me and my older brother would watch it. Money was not his worry. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, September 10, in Salt Lake City, Utah. To fail in his career just wasnt an option. What chance did I stand of trying to find out what brought Pete Duel to sudden and young death? Yes, he got tied up, said Geoffrey Deuel. Hannibal Heyes and his buddy Kid Curry were two reformed outlaws trying to go straight and earn a final reprieve. The following New Year's Eve, Duel's charismatic wide-winning grin was gone. He was successful, but he did not really feel a success. WebLooking for Geoffrey Deuel online? Pete Duel was handsome with his smile, laugh, the confident air he played as Hannibal Heyes. I was looking forward to meeting him.. Joshua Smith, and Murphy as Jedediah 'Kid' Curry, a.k.a. ", That was also one of the reasons why the series was so fully embraced and appreciated abroad, in places like England. And the video of him eating an ice cream cone, as I went outside to the backyard to cry. He loved people in general, everybody. One he loved a lot; he bought her a brand new TV set. So, we contacted everybody, including Ben, and told them to come back in. But as Davis notes today, "Roy was no longer in control. I loved alias smith and Jones , years later l managed to talk with Geoffrey deul. After his death, his role in Alias Smith and Jones was taken over by Roger Davis, who was previously the narrator over the opening theme of the show. I have stood in that front room. It was a contact wound to the head. So sad still. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Geoffrey Deuel (Malad City, Idaho), who passed away at the age of 30, on August 31, 2016. There is irony to Charles Parkers comment on Petes death: Perhaps part of it was frustration in his work. He is an actor, known for Chisum (1970), Terminal Island (1973) and Toma (1973). Dr. Deuel is survived by his son Geoffrey and daughter-in-law, Jacqueline, of St Petersburg, Florida; his daughter, Pamela, of Valley Forge, Pennsylvania and his granddaughter, Jennifer Seymour, of Wisconsin. Design by Laura Moretti. But why this?, Harold Frizzell believes to this day that Pete tried to call him shortly before he blew his brains out. ", Five decades after first doing the series, he has only one regret, " that Peter isn't here with Roger and me to reminisce about the time we all shared and experienced.". [12], In the early hours of Friday, New Years Eve 1971, Duel died at his Hollywood Hills home of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. Swerling recalled the network saying. WebGeoffrey Deuel Obituary. Geoffrey Jacob Deuel (born January 17, 1943) is an American actor. They changed their names to Smith and Jones and melded into the general law-abiding public, while still being pursued by law officials and bounty hunters oblivious to their amnesty deal. I didnt know Pete but you could tell he was a special person. Although the show earned good ratings, ABC decided not to bring it back after its first season. I know you're on vacation, but you have to come back and replace him. Through a tragic twist of fate, Davis would have no choice but to be there for one friend, while he grieved for another. A friend of mine met her down in Acapulco a few months ago. Retrieved December 15, 2019. We did a lie-detector test on the girl, says Sergeant Estrada. ", Immediately after Smith and Jones was canceled, however, there was a chance that the BBC was going to pick up the series for a fourth season. According to what Davis recalls Roy Huggins telling him, "The show never failed in the ratings, but when it switched time-slots from Tuesday to Saturday nights against All in the Family, Roy said we became a sacrificial lamb. The two brothers were very close. ENTER YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS IN THE FIELD BELOW AND THEN CLICK SUBSCRIBE. He was devoted to acting. Perhaps well try something, see what happens. We met in a coffee shop on the Sunset Strip. The one big difference between Pete & myself though is this. He said it was so much rubbish he couldnt read it except in small daily doses then work with him all day, and collect him at the end and bring him back home., This series, any series, is a big fat drag to an actor who has any interest in his work, Pete told Hollywood reporter Cecil Smith in September 1971. A unique and lasting tribute for a loved one. It isnt the work that tires you, he told Smith. In 1970, Duel was cast as the outlaw Hannibal Heyes, alias Joshua Smith, opposite Ben Murphy's Kid Curry, in Alias Smith and Jones, a light-hearted Western about the exploits of two outlaws trying to earn their amnesty. Of course, it makes pressures. A contract means you get paid every week, not per show. And so it proved. He wanted to do other things for people that he considered more meaningful and he wanted to have better parts. For me, its just so what. So much so, by the show's third season, it made sense to have Davis' Hannibal and Murphy's Kid credibly identified as blood-relations, as both actors were more similar in look than Murphy Curry and Duel's Hannibal. I also remember when Roger Davis took over the role of Hannibal Heyes. What was it all about? Website content Television Academy.EMMY, EMMYS, and the Emmy Statuette are registered trademarks and/or copyrights Of ATAS and NATAS.TELEVISION ACADEMY and ACADEMY OF TELEVISION ARTS & SCIENCES are registered trademarks of ATAS. Larson's additional hit list includes NBC's Quincy, M.E., B.J. I was 10 when this happened born and raised in the UK, this series was a phenomenal success there, wed all rush home to watch it and record on the old cassette recorders. August 31, 2016 SERVICES Funeral Service Ray then said she heard a gunshot from another room and discovered Duel's body. Please ignore rumors and hoaxes. So you know that if ever you see any comment by me in the press on Pete, it didnt really come from me; its not true.. Its utterly destructive.. I told him I was writng about Pete Duel and asked: What makes a man do a thing like that?, Who made this rule, you or the company?, No, only me. I remember that one of my close friends called me to tell me that Peter Duel was dead, she was crying. Funeral arrangement under the care ofHorsley Funeral Homes. According to Davis, "ABC wanted a more traditional Western starring Clint Walker," which eventually materialized one year later as Yuma, an Aaron Spelling production that also did not make it to series. Best known as Dave Campbell in The Young & the Restless (1973-1977). Thats the way it is; that is the rule of the game. WebPamela Deuel is known for Fugitive Lovers (1975) and E! He had not been drinking all day long, he says. It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. WebGeoffrey Deuel Obituary. And a revised opening narration now voiced by Ralph Story would subsequently reflect that: "Hannibal Heyes and Kid Curry, the two most successful outlaws in the history of the West. In turn, the actors of Alias Smith and Jones have inspired the television generation of western fans, some of whom over the years have had the opportunity to share their appreciation in person with the show's stars. Burial will follow in the Malad City Cemetery. I was devastated when he died, being only 13 and madly in love with him. That is what a successful Hollywood television film-making studio is today. It was like one of those marriages that goes on, and neither party has to talk about it. I asked him for his autograph and got it. My grandmother had a hotel on the border of Oregon and California on 101 on the coast .The hotel only had six rooms but when me and my sisters faught to watch tv I would have to find another TV to watch my favorite show if there was a vacancy my grandma would allow me to watch in a vacant room . I wish things had been different and that more help had been available back then. Murphy, like Duel, was also contracted with Universal, and was subsequently called in to audition for Smith and Jones. Wearing a black hat, black shirt and gilt holster, he would with Ben Murphy reshoot the previous weeks episode and complete the series.
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